Release Management, Advisory

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Job Title

• Basic Qualifications:

  • Coordinate, Facilitate and Manage enterprise-wide release schedules and activities supporting the release (artifacts, readiness check lists, deployment/implementation plans, release install features, run books, build out release calendars.)
  • Facilitate all release meetings and collaborate with application development teams, project managers, technology leaders, vendors, product partners and stakeholders to ensure successful deployment events (including readiness reviews, technology & business go/no go, root cause analysis).
  • Manage Risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule & quality
  • Manage Relationships and coordinate work between different teams in various locations and time-zones
  • Measure and Monitor progress, providing weekly/monthly Release reporting, to ensure releases are delivered on-time, within budget
  • Support and Remediate Audit findings
  • Support monthly release installs on weekends and overnight.

  Preferred Skills, Experience, and Education:

  • 8-12 years of experience leading and managing large release implementations in information systems.
  • Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills with experience in agile software development practices
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team on complex projects
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work & teams towards task completion
  • Highly organized & collaborative across multiple business groups and technical teams
  • Advanced verbal & written communication skills are a must
  • High EQ (Emotional Intelligence) and Influencing skills to make critical and thoughtful decisions
  • Has an understanding of value stream management practices and flow
  • Has Systems Thinking and a Continuous Improvement mindset
  • Has Change management and Audit experience

  Education:

  BS Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or equivalent work experience

  Additional experience is a plus:

  • Project Management experience and financial acumen
  • Environment Management
  • Understand CI/CD pipeline, code branching & merges
  • Experience in Coaching Agile teams and individuals
  • Managerial experience

Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv.  Please:

• Apply using your legal name
• Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

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